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Irish PM urged to call early election after surge in support at polls

        Ireland's prime minister Simon Harris was being urged Monday to call an early general election to capitalise on a surge in support for the government and a slump for the main opposition in European and local polls. An election has to be held by March next year and Harris, who succeeded Leo Varadkar in the top job in April, said on Sunday he intends to lead […]

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Simon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest Prime Minister

Reuters reports that Simon Harris has become Ireland's youngest-ever prime minister on Tuesday, pledging to bring new ideas. Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three-party coalition government from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise resignation last month. Harris, who served as higher education minister in Varadkar’s government, was the only candidate to replace him as head of the center-right Fine Gael party.

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